CVE-2024-1956 WPB Show Core < 2.7 - Reflected XSS
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via reflected XSS in the WPB Show Core plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1956?
CVE-2024-1956 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown wpb-show-core, published on 8 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The wpb-show-core WordPress plugin before 2.7 does not sanitise and escape the parameters before outputting it back in the response of an unauthenticated request, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1956?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpb Show Core Project Wpb Show Core.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1956?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-1956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown wpb-show-core
- CVE-2023-4922 WPB Show Core <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2023-5974 WPB Show Core <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Server Side Request Forgery
- CVE-2022-3484 WPB Show Core - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-1958 WPB Show Core < 2.7 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2024-1292 WPB Show Core < 2.6 - Reflected XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5gh-4369-4w97.